With his new album, Play, in stores now, Brad Paisley is treating fans to an album that showcases what Brad considers his second voice — and for listeners, that means they’re in for some all-out instrumental wizardry. “I have two voices,” Brad says, “One is as a singer and lyricist and somebody who conveys the lyric of a song…and the other is as a guitar player.” And with Play chock-full of red-hot pickin’ — from the 11 completely instrumental songs to the five special collaborations with Keith Urban, Steve Wariner, B.B. King, the late Buck Owens, and the bonus “Waitin’ on a Woman” with Andy Griffith — the album is a sonic treat and one that Brad says was really “fun to do.” (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

• Be sure to watch for Brad with a bunch of upcoming TV appearances! He’ll be on CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman this Friday (11/7)…followed by a performance on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars on Tuesday (9pm, ET)…and then back to Nashville, where he’ll join Carrie Underwood to co-host ABC’s broadcast of The 42nd Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday night (8pm, ET)!

  Brad Paisley cuts loose with his “second voice” on his new album, Play. (:22)
“I have two voices. One is as a singer and lyricist and somebody who conveys the lyric of a song on the radio or on a record, and the other is as a guitar player. And people miss the guitar part because, you know, our society listens to lyrics and words. So it’s fun to do a record that sort of, good or bad, forces you to listen to that side of it.”